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Peer reviewedLarge, Andrew; And Others – Information Processing and Management, 1994
Describes a study comparing information retrieval from print and CD-ROM versions of Compton's Encyclopedia. Forty-eight sixth-grade students searched four questions in both versions. The results showed that the searches took the same amount of time in both. The novice searchers were able to use an information retrieval system with minimal…
Descriptors: Children, Comparative Analysis, Encyclopedias, Gateway Systems
Peer reviewedHowden, Norman; Dillard, John – Special Libraries, 1991
Discusses various types of technology used in online searching based on a survey of special libraries and online search services in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. The use of modem control programs, gateway software packages, CD-ROM, and LANs (local area networks) is examined, and intermediary searching versus end-user searching is considered. (10…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Gateway Systems, Information Centers, Information Technology
